Overview

• Authorities rescued 171 animals in life‑threatening condition, including dogs, chinchillas, dwarf horses, poultry, and CITES‑listed macaws and cockatoos.
• Investigators reported kennels and cages totally covered in excrement, with surviving animals feeding on carcasses due to lack of food and water.
• Seprona detained the site operator on suspected animal cruelty, illegal possession of protected species, and unlicensed veterinary practice.
• Regional veterinary inspectors and SERGAS supported the operation, which followed an initial check by the Noia fiscal and border patrol, and the case was sent to the Ordes duty court.
• Officers seized a large cache of professional veterinary medicines and supplies lacking prescriptions, most of it expired, for use as evidence.